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It appears that Disney’s next original animated film is going to be a fantasy adventure that’s tentatively known as Dragon Empire. The Mouse House’s animation studio has knocked out hit after hit for the good part of the last decade now, with films like Tangled, Zootopia, and Moana pleasing general audiences and critics alike. Up next for Walt Disney Animation Studios is this November’s Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, followed by another animated sequel a year after that in the form of Frozen 2....

A new TV spot for Detective Pikachu has been released, featuring a lot more Psyduck. The film has seen considerable marketing these last two months, with Warner Bros. having released TV spots focusing on humor and the emotional aspect of the story. Detective Pikachu has seen almost nothing but positive buzz since the release of the first trailer back in November. The Pokémon film is releasing next week, and early reactions are positive....

Dexter is everyone’s favorite forensics analyst and serial killer. Tons of fans tuned in for each episode of the show’s nine seasons to watch him dispense his unique brand of justice. The show is based on a series of novels by writer Jeff Lindsay, who created the characters that make the show so iconic. If you haven’t read the books yet, you may be wondering how different they are from the show they inspired....

The long-awaited successor to Apple’s popular AirPods earbuds have been rumored and leaked in many forms at this point, but customers are still waiting for them to actually be released. A supply chain report from Digitimes indicates that production is ramping and the new earbuds should arrive alongside the iPhone 13 launch in the fall. Although last year the iPhone 12 series wasn’t unveiled until October due to pandemic delays, the general expectation is that this year Apple will return to its usual September schedule for the iPhone 13 announcement....

Following a report last week that said Apple is looking to release an OLED iPhone sometime in 2017, Digitimes today reports that the company is planning a 5.8-inch OLED device (via The Motley Fool). While the report should be taken with a grain of salt considering the source, it claims that Apple is pushing to release the larger device sometime in 2018, or perhaps even earlier in 2017, which lines up with last week’s report....

Harry Potter has infected the worldwide language of pop culture in a way that few franchises achieve. Everyone knows what kind of pet they would bring, what kind of wand they would have, and what their favorite Hogwarts subject would be without any of it being real. It is unlike any other film series in this way. Perhaps the biggest indicator of Harry Potter fandom, though, is knowing which Hogwarts House you fall into....

iPod touch is officially the only iPod Apple has ever released with Wi-Fi connection, but what if other older iPods also had an internet connection and access to streaming services? That’s exactly what developer Guy Dupont was able to do with his fourth-generation iPod, which was modified with built-in Wi-Fi and the Spotify app. The fourth-generation iPod (and we’re not talking about the iPod touch) was introduced in 2004 with a really small display, Click Wheel, and no wireless connections....

Update: a new report suggests that the problem is caused by paying the subscription with a virtual card number. Developers should try using the regular card number instead. Some developers are experiencing issues with the Apple Developer Program subscription outside the United States, according to reports on the web. The problem is preventing people from enrolling in the Apple Developer Program for the first time, or even renewing an existing account....

Dexcom announced today that it’s preparing updates to its two mobile apps that will allow users of its Continuous Glucose Monitor System to track everything straight from Apple Watch. The apps will not only let users view their own glucose information, but also invite others– parents or caregivers for example– to monitor the data from their own Apple Watch. The Dexcom sensors that will work with Apple Watch, the G4 PLATINUM Glucose Monitor System, requires users to embed a sensor just underneath their skin and attach a small Bluetooth LTE receiver to transmit the data to iOS and the Apple Watch:...

Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout is now open at Disney’s California Adventure Park and it’s something mighty special for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Do you love the Guardians of the Galaxy and are excited for more movies, spinoffs and more? You’ll want to check out the first ever Marvel Studios themed park attraction in North America and help them escape their prison cells! Previously known as the The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, the classic ride has been redesigned on the west coast into something more modern, something a little more extreme, and something catering better towards younger generations....

Disney is reportedly planning to release all finished and in-production Fox films after the sale is finalized. The historic in-progress merger between two of the biggest movie studios in Hollywood has been the talk of the town even before it was formally announced. Spawning various opinions from the public, those who are skeptical of the deal are worried about the House of Mouse gaining control of around 40 percent of the domestic box office, not to mention the possibility of countless job losses....

Ryan Reynolds has given fans a behind-the-scenes look at his upcoming film Detective Pikachu. Detective Pikachu will be the first ever live-action movie based on the popular card and video game series Pokémon, centering around the fan-favorite character Pikachu, voiced by Reynolds in the upcoming film. Both the Pokémon card game and video game came out in 1996, followed by an anime in 1997 giving fans their first TV show based on the combative pocket monsters....

Pikachu speaks - and sounds suspiciously like Ryan Reynolds - in the Pokémon: Detective Pikachu trailer. The live-action/CGI movie’s Detective Pikachu also has realistic fur and features, making him a far cry from his cartoony counterpart in the Pokémon video games and 2D animated films/TV shows. Legendary announced plans for their live-action Pokémon movie back in 2016, with Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls) and Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) onboard as the film’s writers....

ReadWriteWeb reports that according to two high profile app developers, around 90% of iOS device users are running iOS 4.0 or above. The first developer, Bump, says 89.73% of its users are on iOS 4.x, 10.25% are on iOS 3.x, and 0.02% of users are running iOS 2.x- the first iOS to support the App Store and third-party applications. Bump’s user-base is a very good indication of the iOS version breakdown, in general, with 25 million downloads across and iOS and Android....

I’ll let Skype do the talking: Russ Shaw, General Manager of Skype’s mobile business in December 2009: Many of you have also been asking when we’ll release a version which allows you to make calls over 3G – the holy grail of Skype on the mobile, if you like. We’ve had a 3G-capable version ready for some time now, but Apple’s current restrictions mean that they won’t allow us to make it available on the App Store for the moment....

Leading up to the public release of the iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4 yesterday, there was a lot concern about whether or not shipments would arrive on time. While much of the concern was seemingly caused by a UPS error, some people still seemingly had their pre-orders delayed this year. Late Thursday night, many iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4 pre-order customers noticed that UPS had adjusted delivery dates to Monday, September 24th....

Much like Bob Dylan sang, the times they are a changing. In particular, the way that consumers are able to purchase items online has shifted greatly in recent years, but things are about to alter drastically in the world of gaming. Valve’s premiere digital games marketplace, Steam, is set to get some serious competition in 2019, with the likes of both Discord and Epic Games launching their own stores. The former, however, recently confirmed that developers have more to gain by self-publishing titles on its storefront when compared to any other service....

Mark Bozon, one of Apple’s top gaming executives, has left the company after 12 years to work for Disney. His new role will be senior creative leader for cross-divisional Next Generation Storytelling initiatives, which includes Disney’s “metaverse” ambitions. While Bozon shared the news of his departure on May 20, he didn’t mention his next plans. He shared that his new role is “an absolute dream job” and thanks his Apple team....

Disney+ has been available to customers for almost two months now! Audiences young and old are enjoying the wide array of Disney content, available for only $6.99 per month. Competing with the likes of Hulu and Netflix, Disney+ is certainly giving its streaming service rivals a run for their money, gradually pulling the majority of its shows and films from other streaming services so that Disney fans only have to come to one place to view their favorite content....